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REGULATIONS  AS  TO  CERTIFICATES  OF  INDEBTEOHESS, 


t  Tkf.vsiky    Dk-partmknt,   C.   S.    a.  ^ 

IHchiaond,  May  5th,  1864.      ) 
The  followinir  regulations  iwo  estabiished  for  carrying  into  eHect  the. 
14th  section   of  tfie   act   of  Congress,   approved   February    17(h.  1864, 
entitled  "An  Act  to  reduce  the  ciirrency   and   to  authori/.e  a  new  issue 
of  notes  and  bonds." 

1.  Warrants  on  the  Treasurer,  in  favor  of  disl)ursing  officers  ^vho  are 
charged  with  the  payment  of  claims,  shall  state  what  portion  of  the 
amount  thereof  shall  be  payable  in  certificates  ol  indobiedness.  And 
the  Treasurer  shall  mark  his  drafts  issued  (o^  the  satisfaction  of  such 
warrants  in  like  manner. 

2.  The  Treasurer,  Assistant  Treasurers  and  Ueposiiaries,  rt'spectively, 
on  whou)  such  drafts  shall  be  drawn,  fehall  place  to  the  credit  of  the  dis- 
bursing tifficcrs  respectively,  the  amount  so  payable  in  certificates, 
distinct'  from  amounts  which  shall  be  payable  in  cash,  and  shall  make 
requisition  upon  the  Uegister  gf  the  Treasuiy,  from  time  to  time  for  the 
certificates  requiii  d.  When  a  check  of  a  disbursing  officer,  marked 
{layable  in  certificates  of  indebtedness  shall  be  presented  and  satisfied  it 
shall  be  charged  to  the  officer,  and  at  the  same  time  the  amount  shall  be 
place.(J  to  the  ci'edif  <j|Lthe  l\easurer  on  account  of  certificates  of  in- 
debted ne.ss,  ™ 

The  said  Treasurer.  Assistant  Treasurers  and  Depositaries,  shall  keep 
a  schedule  of  the  certificates  as  delivered,  and  cause  I  he  party  receiving 
them  to  sign  it  opposite  the  descrij)tion,  which  schedule,  when  returned 
to  the  First  Auditor,  shall  relieve  the  depository  from  the  cliarge  of  cer- 
tiUcates  «>n  the  Register's  books. 

Schedule  of  Gerli/icates  of  Claims. 


Dntc  of  Issue. 


From 

No. 


To  No. 


Numbep    iDenomina. 


of 
certificate!?. 


lion  of 
certificates 


Ainount 

of 

certificates. 


Received  of 

the   cerifica-es    op- 
posite our  nunies. 


3.  The  Register  of  the  Treasury  shall  transmit  to  the  Treasurer. 
Assistant  Treasurers  and  Depositaries,  on  their  requisitions,  or  by 
direction  of  this  Department,  such  certificates  as  shall  from  time  to  time 
be  required  (leaving  blank  the  space  intended  for  the  name  of  the  payee,) 
and  shall  charge  the  same  on  the  books  of  his  office,  to  the  treasury 
officers  to  whom  they  shall  be  sent. 

4.  When  it  shall  become  expedient  to  issue  a  new  certificate  in  ex- 
chainge  for  an   old  one.  the  Treasurer,  Assistant  Treasurers  and  Deposi- 


t.'iiies  <w\u}  are  lurnisli«>r|  with  tln-m)  tuf  ;mili<tri/.t-'l  ti>  issue  thf  >.-imf  in 
favnr  f»r  the  last  iissi«rne»'  or  -of  ih»»  person  in  whose  name  the  last 
assignee  shall  dwat-t,  taking  the  receipt  ol  such  last  assignee  on  the  cer- 
tificate surrender^^il  fuf  the  n*"\v  one.  taken  in  exr.hange,  and  shall  write 
across  the  face  of  the  oM  certificate,  the'  word  exchanged.  Old  certifi- 
cates so  received,  must  h"  r'^lurned  with  the  sc^hedule  (of  certificates 
delivere<l)  {o  relieve  the  Jfjxxitorv  from  the  tharu''  for  certificates  on 
th»*  R'^iiisters  hooks. 

•  5.  Certificates  which  shall  h.ive  pisserl  from  first  hands,  must  have 
the  nari)!'  of  the  assignee  inserted  before  its  presentation  for  y»aynient 
of  lh»'  interest.  And  if  presented  hv  a  party,  t»ther  than  the  one  to 
whoni  the  interest  is  due.  it  must  he  accomf)anied  by  order  lron»  the 
owninu  party,  to  pay  to  the  party  desiernated. 

a.  Inferesl  will  he  paid  semi-annually  on  the*  first  day  of  April  and 
the  fjrsf  day  of  October  in  each  year,  at  any  paying  depository  on  pre- 
sentation of  the  certificaU;..  The  interest  so  paid  shall  be  written  or 
stamped  on  the  back  of  the  certificate,  showing- distinctly  the  time  to 
which  the  interest  is  paid  and  tin;  place  where  paid. 

7.  Schctfules  in  duplicate  shall 'be  kept,  .giving  ilescription  of  cer- 
tificate by  number,  date  of  last  payment  of  interest,  amount  of  certifi- 
cate, amount  of  interest  and  the  signature  of  the  party  to  whom  the 
current  interest  was  paid.  Agreeably  tu  form  hereto  annexed.  Said 
schedules  will  .serve  as  vouchers  in  the  adjustment  of  accounts  for  the 
payment  of  interest  with  the  accounting  ofllcei-.s.  One  copy  of  the 
schedules  to  be  sent  to  the  First  .Vuditor  and  the  other  to  be  retained  at 
the  dejw)sitorv. 


tS'liedule  of  Interest  paid  on  'Certificates  of  Indebtedness. 


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I^»t«  of  pay- 
ment of  cur- 
rent intftreKt. 


No.  of 

cortific'< 


Date  uf  last 
pay  in  en  t 

intert-st* 


.Amount  of 
ccriiticate. 


Amount  of 


Reeeived  of '• — 

th)!  amount  of  iutereet 
ijpposite  our  names. 


C.  G.  MEMAflNGP:R. 

Secretary  of  Treaf^ury. 


HoUinger  Corp. 
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